"It's wishful thinking," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "The photo above was taken a couple of years ago, probably long after the calendar date that told us it was spring. Spring is coming through, though, in various wave lengths but only weak ones so far." More here.

• The money pit/Fort Boise
• Don't toy with me/End Notes
• Phone books -- fading out?/Simple Mind
• Legislative end game -- live blog/The EDge
• Today's great name in baseball history/Slice
• Day 79: Rubens & Van Dayck/Eye on Shanghai
• Enjoy a virtual winter's trip to 1377 England/7 Blog
• Jazzy "Peanuts" theme warms my heart/Faithful Geek
• It is a real good thing that I'm a numbskull/Out of Kilter
• 28-inch steelhead restriction lifted from Clearwater/Outdoors

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